William Reay
Birth 14 Apr 1897 Death 30th May 1917 PteLancashire Fusiliers
Service #41777
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Lamplugh |
| Residence at Enlistment | |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | |
| Residence 1911 Census | 12 Bairds Buildings ,Kirkland |
| School(s) Attended | Lamplugh Parochial |
| Religion/Church Attended | |
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| Employment/Trade | |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Walter & Mary Jane (nee Dixon) |
| Siblings | Mallinson,Walter,Martha,Thomas,Edward,Mary,Grace,Harrison,Wilfred |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 1st |
| Rank at Enlistment | Pte |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 24992 |
| Date of Enlistment | |
| Place of Enlistment | Frizington |
| Other Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Other Battalion | |
| Other Rank | |
| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 20 |
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| Date of Death | 30th May 1917 |
| Regiment at Death | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 1st |
| Rank at Death | Pte |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | 41777 |
| Field of Action at Death | France & Flanders |
| Place of Death | |
| Battle at Death | Battle of Arras |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT |
| Grave Position | V. G. 24. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/250594/reay,-/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Primitive Methodists Roll of Honour/Cleator Moor Methodists church |
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